Events

Thinking the Unthinkable: Foucault and the Islamic Revolution

May 3, 2018 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm

Speaker:

Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi

Event Sponsor:

Hamid and Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies

Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi is a professor of history and sociology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His books include Foucault in Iran: Islamic Revolution after the Enlightenment. He examines the French philosopher Michel Foucault's writings on the Iranian Revolution in responses to questions such as: Was Foucault wrong about the Islamic Revolution in Iran or did he find an instance of his philosophy of history?